I've also seen a lot of opposition here and elsewhere to Elena Kagan. I agree that she has taken some troubling positions, and I would have probably preferred that she didn't get the nomination. However, she got the nomination, … [Read more...]
“Imagine if the Tea Party Was Black”
Anti-racist writer Tim Wise crystalizes it: Imagine that hundreds of black protesters were to descend upon Washington DC and Northern Virginia, just a few miles from the Capitol and White House, armed with AK-47s, assorted handguns, and … [Read more...]
Is racism baked into the Tea-cake?
Radio Boston's Meghna Chakrabarti caught Mass. Tea Partier Christen Varley dead to rights today. Chakrabarti raised the question of whether racism is central to the Tea Partiers' message; Varley demurred, using the typical trope … [Read more...]
The Shirks
From Thursday's Boston Globe -- the Shirk family, no kidding - their real name, Tea Party family of 12, and we pay for their health insurance: They were enraged about the growing costs of entitlements, the surging national debt, and … [Read more...]
In his own words: Mark Williams of Tea Party Express
... who is eagerly quoted by the Herald today: Tea Party Express chairman Mark Williams, a Bay State native, is giddy over the reception he thinks Palin will receive. “Boston is the cradle of liberty and it’s also the … [Read more...]
Glad this has been clarified
At last, we can finally dispense with the notion that the "leaders" of the tea party movement are (a) in touch with reality, and (b) not calling for violence. Via David Bernstein, this is from MarkTalk, the blog run by Tea Party … [Read more...]
We Have A Simple Plan to Counter Protest Sarah Palin
LET'S FIGHT DUMB WITH DUMBER! JOIN THE NUT- TEA PARTY!!!!!!!!!!! Rally To Expose Tea Party for What They Are Sarah Palin and the Tea Party movement epitomize the complete insanity of what is going on politically in this country. The … [Read more...]
Will the Real Scott Brown Please Stand Up
Many lawmakers are declaring their support. And thousands of businesses have already signed up to support passing a bill. But we still need a handful of key undeclared senators to get on the bandwagon in support of passing a … [Read more...]
Health care reform PASSES – UK analysis + Open Thread
Health insurance passes, the British press analyzes the bill and the process According to the UK Guardian, a Brit news source, the reason the Republicans are coming unglued, despite the inclusion of 200 Republican amendments is that the … [Read more...]
Tea Party Activists call Congressmen “F*gg*t” and “N*gg*r”
"Oh, but the Tea Party isn't predicated on racism and bigotry!" TPM: Just after [Rep. Barney] Frank rounded a corner to leave the building, an older protestor yelled "Barney, you faggot." The surrounding crowd of protestors then erupted in … [Read more...]
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